«Round justice»: Ballester to pay 25 balls for attack on Luis Ventura | OneFootball

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·13 April 2026

«Round justice»: Ballester to pay 25 balls for attack on Luis Ventura

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What began as an afternoon of violence in the lower divisions ended with an unusual reparations agreement. Central Ballester will have to deliver 25 soccer balls to Club Atlético Victoriano Arenas as part of the settlement closing the legal case over the attack suffered by journalist and coach Luis Ventura.

The end of the legal route

The agreement was reached to bring to a close the injury case that began after the scandalous end of the match between the two teams in July 2025. On that occasion, a person close to the Ballester team — identified as one of the Bogado brothers — struck Ventura in the temple, leaving him unconscious and requiring his immediate hospitalization.


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A punishment that already had a sporting phase

Beyond this donation of sports equipment to compensate for the damage, the club from José León Suárez had already faced harsh sanctions from the AFA and APreViDe:

  • Stadium closure: Ballester had to play behind closed doors until the end of last year.
  • Mass suspensions: The Disciplinary Tribunal sanctioned 11 players involved in the massive brawl.
  • Stadium ban: The identified attackers were banned from entering stadiums for an indefinite period.

With the delivery of the balls, the institutions seek to turn the page on one of the darkest episodes in Primera C in recent times, prioritizing «sporting coexistence» over legal conflict.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇪🇸 here.

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